We found the contents of the Retronintendo Commerative Disc (or RnCD as no one ever called it) and as a gift we present them here free of charge. Sorry everyone who bought a copy and are pissed that the contents are now free for everyone but take solace in the fact that you own the actual disc

You may Download it here (80mb ZIP file).

Also I present something not on the dis McIntro.mp3

Here’s a counter-top Nintendo arcade that basically consists of an XP machine running a NES emulator, all connected to a 17-inch LCD housed inside a custom-built cabinet made of MDF.

via CrunchGear

This Best Of is courtesy of Hugues Johnson

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Welcome to another edition of VGC Top Ten. Today, we’ll cover one of those things a gamer never wants to see. No, we’re not talking about frame drops, random encounters or a broken camera. We’re talking about the dreaded Game Over screens.

via VGC Top Ten – Best Game Over Screens on VGChartz.com.

This is hilarious! He’s also got a Final Fantasy rap and Mike Tyson Punch out rap.

via YouTube

The Sega Genesis, put on the market to challenge Nintendo, turned 20 on Friday. And after a long and enviable stint, it became a classic game console that, to this day, is remembered as one of the few that made its mark without actually leading the market by the end of its generation.

via CNET News.

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Back in the 1980s there was apparently some sort of secret war going on between Japan and the United States. We endeavored to play all their games months after they did and they endeavored to devise bold new ways to make us read botched re-imaginings of the word “Congratulations!” This lead to hundreds of well-documented videogame endings set to the sobs of crying, disappointed children across the land.

via GameSpy

Sometimes mods go to such lengths that words like ‘homebrewed’ and ‘DIY’ no longer do them justice. Presenting the Nintendo SNES Portable. Not the first, and probably not the last of its kind, this bad boy mobilizes Nintendo’s venerable console with a few buttons from a PSOne controller and a ridiculously detailed skinning job — yes, even the packaging gets a makeover.

via Portable SNES mod is slick enough to hit retail.